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A review for Geography class
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1
What group walked around whipping themselves to atone to God for mankind's sins?
Devo
Flagellants
Magellans
Flappers
2
Which of these was NOT a result of Napoleon?
Collapse of the Spanish Empire (Simon Bolivar's success)
Brazilian independence
Louisiana Purchase
United States independence
3
What was the 2nd independent country in North America--made possible by the French Revolution?
Mexico
Canada
Dominican Republic
Haiti
4
What family of bankers were notable patrons of artists during the Renaissance?
Medici
Borgia
Valois
Sforza
5
According to Dante's vision of Hell, what is the worst sin of which a person can be guilty?
Treachery
Lust
Gluttony
Heresy
6
Which of these was NOT a combatant (real or fictional) in the Crusades?
Saladin
William the Conqueror
Robin Hood
Richard the Lionheart
7
Who were the main two antagonists in the Hundred Years War?
England and France
Spain and England
France and Spain
Austria and Prussia
8
In what year was the Reconquista completed?
1095
1492
1789
1348
9
The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution presided over by whom?
King Louis XVI
Marquis de Lafayette
Maximilian Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte
10
The United Kingdom continues to use its own monetary system. What is its currency called?
Dollar
Euro
Mark
Pound
11
Which of these is NOT part of the United Kingdom?
England
Ireland
Wales
Scotland
12
Who wrote "The Decameron," a story of rich people fleeing the Black Death and telling stories?
Dante Alighieri
Bocaccio
Guy de Cheliac
William Shakespeare
13
What conflict was supposed to be "The War to End All Wars"?
Napoleonic Wars
World War II
The Crusades
World War I
14
Who is known as the "Father of Europe"?
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
William the Conqueror
Charlemagne
15
The map depicts the progress of which event in Western Europe?
Renaissance
Crusades
Reconquista
Reformation
16
Germany and Italy were unified as countries during what century?
18th
17th
19th
16th
17
Which Pope called for the First Crusade in 1095?
Pius VII
Francis I
Urban II
Leo III
18
The Tiber River flows through what city that ruled the world for nearly 600 years?
Amsterdam
Paris
Rome
Madrid
19
Which of these is NOT one of the three main branches of Christianity?
Catholicism
Orthodox
Judaism
Protestantism
20
Which King of England broke away from the Catholic Church in order to get a divorce?
Charles II
Henry V
Henry III
Henry VIII
21
Which Crusade succeeded at conquering the Holy Land?
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
22
The Black Death entered Europe through what modern country?
Italy
Greece
Spain
Germany
23
Which of these was NOT a complaint by Protestants about the Catholic Church?
The Bible could only be printed in Latin
The clergy held too much political power
Members of the clergy were corrupt
The Church's belief in God and Jesus was incorrect
24
Known as the "Iron Chancellor," who unified Germany in 1870?
Martin Luther
Otto von Bismarck
Adolf Hitler
Giuseppe Garibaldi
25
What meeting tried to reorganize Europe to prevent future wars after Napoleon's downfall?
Congress of London
Congress of Paris
Congress of Tordesillas
Congress of Vienna
26
Which invention by Gutenberg greatly aided the spread of the Reformation?
Printing Press
Telegraph
Television
Radio
27
Who painted "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa"? As a "Renaissance Man," he was an inventor, too
Michelangelo
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
28
Which of these was NOT blamed for the Black Death by people at the time?
Positions of the planets
Witches
Jews
Bacteria
29
Which of these is NOT a denomination of Protestantism?
Orthodox
Baptist
Lutheran
Presbyterian
30
What is the national river of Germany? It forms part of the national border with France.
Rhine
Rhone
Elbe
Danube
31
What do Charlemagne, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and the Reconquista have in common?
They all mainly pitted the rich against the poor
They were all events in Spain
They all intended to defend and unite Catholicism
They were all events in France
32
Which of these has NOT been suggested as a cause of the Black Death?
Bubonic Plague
Pneumonic plague
Ebola
Smallpox
33
Toussaint L'Ouverture led the slave revolt that created what country?
USA
Cuba
Brazil
Haiti
34
The Cold War was a rivalry between what two countries?
Soviet Union and China
Germany and France
United States and Soviet Union
United States and China
35
What author is credited as the Father of the Italian Language?
Botticelli
Boccaccio
Dante
Leonardo da Vinci
36
Luther nailed complaints about the Church to the cathedral door. How many problems did he have?
95
99
66
42
37
A central idea of Western Civilization is the separation of religion and politics, called what?
Secularism
Liberalism
Capitalism
Occidentalism
38
Which of these was the last to occur?
Simon Bolivar leads independence movements in South America
The Louisiana Purchase
Haiti wins its independence
The United States declared independence
39
What is the most common currency today in Western Europe?
Dollar
Euro
Pound
Lira
40
In what century was the Black Death?
13th
14th
12th
15th
41
Who led the effort to unify Italy in 1860?
Otto von Bismarck
Giuseppi Garibaldi
Julius Caesar
Benito Mussolini
42
What method of execution, invented in the 1780s, was used excessively in the French Revolution?
Lethal Injection
Iron Maiden
Electric Chair
Guillotine
43
"The Song of Roland" celebrates a hero who served under whom as a warrior against the Muslims?
William the Conqueror
Winston Churchill
Charlemagne
Napoleon
44
Identify the torture device--used in the Spanish Inquisition--from the photo.
Iron Maiden
Spanish Donkey
Rack
Stockade
45
How many major crusades were launched by Christendom to take the Holy Land from the Muslims?
6
9
1
3
46
Pizarro conquered the Inca and Cortes conquered the Aztec during which century?
16th
17th
15th
18th
47
Which river flows through London?
Thames
Shannon
York
Seine
48
"George Washington of South America." His success was possible due to Napoleon invading Spain
Salvador Allende
Jose de San Martin
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Simon Bolivar
49
According to Dante, how many circles of Hell are there?
12
6
7
9
50
Which of these was NOT one of Mr. Cook's "3 most important people in world history"?
Napoleon
Jesus Christ
George Washington
Muhammad
51
Which was NOT a reason for Ferdinand and Isabella funding Christopher Columbus's first voyage?
Discover new lands in the Americas
Avoid paying Italian city-states in the Mediterranean
Avoid the Muslims who had taken over Turkey in 1453
Spread Catholicism to India
52
Who was not a negotiator of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Pope Alexander VI
King of Spain
King of Portugal
King of France
53
Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
William the Conqueror
Napoleon
Charlemagne
Julius Caesar
54
What river flows through Paris?
Thames
Rhone
Seine
Loire
55
What mountain chain separates the Iberian Peninsula from France?
Pyrenees
Alps
Appenines
Urals
56
What organization binds most of Western Europe today (and more and more of eastern Europe)?
O.A.S.
Commonwealth of Nations
European Union
Commonwealth of Independent States
57
The goal of the First Crusade was to capture what city?
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Damascus
Cairo
58
In 1492, what modern country was created by the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella?
Italy
Spain
Germany
France
59
Bastille Day is the national day of France. It is celebrated on what date?
April 25
October 5
July 14
June 19
60
Protestants complained about clergy selling items that promised redemption, called what?
Indulgences
Stairways to Heaven
Jesus Fish
"Get Out of Jail for Free" cards
61
What conflict erupted between Catholic and Protestant countries after the Reformation?
100 Years War
30 Years War
The War of the Spanish Succession
7 Years War
62
What country is the only duchy in the world?
Luxembourg
Andorra
Liechtenstein
San Marino
63
What body of water separates England from France?
Mediterranean Sea
English Channel
Strait of Gibraltar
Bay of Biscay
64
What monk from Wittenberg was the central figure in starting the Reformation?
Otto von Bismarck
John Calvin
Frederick Protestant
Martin Luther
65
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get their names from famous artists in what period of history?
Roman Empire
Reconquista
Renaissance
Reformation
66
"The Song of Roland" is the national epic of what country?
Spain
Italy
Portugal
France
67
What is the largest river in the Iberian Peninsula? (Spain and Portugal)
Tagus
Rhone
Po
Granada
68
Napoleon lost power after losing what major battle?
Trafalgar
Gettysburg
Normandy
Waterloo
69
What modern country was the center of the Renaissance?
France
England
Germany
Italy
70
In what year did William conquer England?
1347
1066
800
1789
71
What capital city was divided by a wall for nearly 30 years?
Paris
London
Brussels
Berlin
72
Which of these was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
A famine caused by a volcano in Iceland
Anger about the excessive spending of the royalty
Conflict between Catholics and Protestants
Funding the American Revolution
73
Martin Luther is credited with standardizing what language by publishing the Bible in it?
English
German
French
Italian
74
What mountain chain runs through the center of Italy, essentially forming its spine?
Alps
Appenines
Urals
Pyrenees
75
Dante wrote about traveling through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven in what series of books?
The Divine Comedy
Angels and Demons
10 People You Meet in Heaven
Oh, The Places You Will Go
76
What English playwright is the most widely-read author from the Renaissance period?
John Milton
John Donne
Jonathon Swift
William Shakespeare
77
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and made a famous sculpture of King David?
Raphael
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
78
What mountain chain features very tall peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn?
Alps
Urals
Appenines
Pyrenees
79
Which of these were NOT targeted by the Spanish Inquisition?
Jews
Witches
Muslims
Catholics
80
A central idea of Western Civ. is free ownership of means of production/property, called what?
Secularism
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
81
Which of these is NOT a reason for William the Conqueror's importance?
Brought England more into the affairs of Western Europe
Spread Christianity in England
Created the United Kingdom
Changed the English language
82
A lot of Muslim/Arab architecture can still be found in the southern part of what country?
Spain
Germany
France
Italy
83
The Spanish Inquisition began in the 15th Century. It officially ended during which century?
20th
18th
17th
19th
84
The French Revolution is considered the beginning of the modern world. It began in what year?
1789
1815
1776
1066
85
What was the name of the deadly pandemic that struck after World War One?
Typhoid
Bubonic Plague
Black Death
Spanish Flu
86
What was the title of Charles Darwin's book based on studies in the Galapagos Islands?
The Origin of Species
Survival of the Fittest
God is Dead
Evolution
87
The French Revolution began with the storming of what fortress/prison?
Bastille
Versailles
Pantheon
Conciergerie
88
Who was the 1st emperor of Brazil? He had only come there because of Napoleon invading Portugal
Joao V
Simon Bolivar
Pedro II
Pedro I
89
A central part of Western Civilization is society based on equality and freedom, called what?
Capitalism
Communism
Secularism
Liberalism
90
Identify the torture device--used in the Spanish Inquisition--from the photo.
Stockade
Spanish Donkey
Rack
Iron Maiden
91
In what year did the Moors (Muslims) invade Spain?
1066
1492
1095
710
92
The king of what country invited the Jews to settle there after the Black Death?
France
Germany
Spain
Poland
93
Protestantism spread most successfully in which sub-region of Europe?
Southwestern Europe (Spain, Portugal, France)
Eastern Europe
Northern Europe (northern Germany, UK, Denmark, Scandinavia)
Southern Europe (Italy, Switzerland, southern Germany)
94
What body of water is west of France and north of Spain?
North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic Sea
Bay of Biscay
95
The El Cid is the national epic of what country?
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal
96
Who invaded Spain and Portugal in the early 1800s?
Julius Caesar
Genghis Khan
Charlemagne
Napoleon
97
Which city is the headquarters of the military alliance called NATO?
Brussels
Berlin
New York
Paris
98
Which of these is the largest branch of Christianity in Western Europe and worldwide?
Protestantism
Catholicism
Orthodox
Mormonism
99
The Crusades and the Reconquista were both wars between what two religions?
Catholicism and Protestantism
Islam and Christianity
Judaism and Islam
Christianity and Judaism
100
What collective of cities controlled trade in Northern Europe?
Hanseatic League
League of Women Voters
League of Cambrai
Justice League